Books by Kishwar Desai
Darlingji
by Kishwar Desai
It is by my wife and Darlingji is what Nargis and Sunil Dutt called each other. Their love story has its roots in the partition. It’s the story of three generations of singers. The grandmother was a child widow who eloped with a sarangi player and then their daughter Jaddanbai who moves to Bombay and becomes an actress. Her daughter is Nargis and the book is about the obstacles she overcame before she was famous. It is very much from a woman’s perspective.
Interviews where books by Kishwar Desai were recommended
The best books on India, recommended by Lord Meghnad Desai
Labour peer and professor emeritus at the London School of Economics, Meghnad Desai, marvels at the Indian people’s incredible tenacity for democracy and self-advancement since independence in 1947. He picks the best books on India.
